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Kingdom Come Deliverance [graphic novel] / by Murphy, Brett(Comic book writer),author.; Gandolpho, Wilson,artist.;
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Action and adventure comics.; Historical comics.; Military art and science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Havel : A Life / by Žantovský, Michael.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Havel, Va͡clav.; Dramatist, Czech; Presidents; Presidents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Midnight train to Prague : a novel / by Windley, Carol,1947-author.;
In 1927, as Natalia Faber travels from Berlin to Prague with her mother, their train is delayed in Saxon Switzerland. In the brief time the train is idle, Natalia learns the truth about her father and meets a remarkable woman named Dr. Magdalena Schaefferová, whose family will become a significant part of her future. Shaken by these events, Natalia arrives at a spa on the shore of Lake Hevíz in Hungary. Here, she meets the journalist and writer Miklós Count Andorján. In time, they will marry, and Natalia will devote herself to life on a rural estate in Hungary. When war breaks out in Europe, Natalia loses contact with Miklós. She believes they are to meet in Prague, a city under Nazi occupation. She sets up shop as a fortune teller with a pack of Tarot cards. In this guise, she meets Magdalena Schaefferová's young daughter, Anna. Accused by the Nazis of spying, Natalia is sent to a concentration camp. In April 1945, Natalia and Anna are reunited, and with courage and determination, find the strength to begin again in a changed world.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Railroad travel; Interpersonal relations; Families; World War, 1939-1945; Concentration camps;
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The Siberia job / by Haven, Josh,author.;
"A Texas businessman travels to the furthest reaches of post-Soviet Russia in search of the country's new wealth--and finds new dangers as well. Based on true events. After the demise of the Soviet Union, the newly-established Russian government privatized its industry by issuing vouchers to all of its citizens, allowing them the chance to be shareholders in the country's burgeoning businesses. The slips are distributed among the population and auctions are arranged where they can be exchanged for actual shares. For the country's rural populations living in abject poverty, the vouchers appear to be little more than pieces of paper, totally separated from the far-off concept of potential future fortunes. But for Texas businessman John Mills and his Czech companion, Petr Kovac, the seemingly-valueless chits suggest a lucrative potential, worth much more than what the current owners are willing to sell them for. They travel to the furthest, coldest reaches of the country to acquire vouchers for the country's national oil company, Gazneft, roving from town to town with suitcases full of cash. But they quickly learn that the plan has complications--for example, the fact that the auctions at which these vouchers are traded for actual shares have been planned at the most remote, inaccessible locations possible to deter outsiders from buying in. And when the Russian mafia and the oligarchs in charge of Gazneft catch wind of their successes, the stakes become suddenly more deadly. A thrilling adventure inspired by true events, The Siberia Job charts a course through one of the most impactful periods in recent Russian history, whose reverberations continue to be felt in the present day"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Businesspeople; Businesspeople; Oil industries; Organized crime; Privatization;
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Hana's suitcase [sound recording (CD)] : a true story / by Levine, Karen,1955-; Wolfe, Stephanie.;
Read by Stephanie Wolfe.A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase was sent to her.
Subjects: Brady, Hana; Ishioka, Fumiko; Horokōsuto Kyōiku Shiryō Sentā; Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Children's audiobooks.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish children in the Holocaust;
© p2009., Brilliance Audio,
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All the queen's spies / by Clements, Oliver,1972-author.;
"The "lively" (The New York Times) Agents of the Crown series continues with this thriller about Queen Elizabeth I's advisor John Dee in a race to save the Empire with the help of a mysterious manuscript that offers global power. With rumors of the end times swirling, philosopher and astronomer John Dee travels to Prague in an effort to prevent one of Catherine de Medici's seductive ladies-in-waiting from luring the Holy Roman Emperor into a crusade against England. To convince the famously occult-loving Emperor to join his side, Dee entices him with the esoteric Book of Secrets, a volume that, if decoded, could provide the chance to control the levers of heaven and earth. But Dee faces enemies at every turn, including a female codebreaker who could be the undoing of Dee and the British Empire"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603; Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1552-1612; Dee, John, 1527-1608;
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The perfect horse : the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis / by Letts, Elizabeth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Podhajsky, Alois.; Reed, Charles Hancock, 1900-1980.; United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd; Spanische Reitschule (Vienna, Austria); Arabian horse; Lipizzaner horse; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Fireside stories tales for a winter's eve / by Matthews, Caitlin,1952-; Cann, Helen,1969-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [96]).The lonely boatman (Scotland) -- The winter cabin (Russia) -- Schnitzle, Schnotzle & Schnootzle (Austria) -- The Cantor of the Trees (Russia) -- The twelve brothers (Czech Republic) -- Babushka (Russia) -- The bag of warmth (Canada) -- The Cailleach of the snows (Scotland).A collection of eight traditional tales associated with a variety of winter celebrations.LSC
Subjects: Winter; Tales.; Folklore.;
© 2007., Barefoot Books,
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The brass charm / by Polak, Monique.; Lafrance, Marie.;
"A young girl's grandmother gives her a brass charm, and passes along a story that brought hope and kindness during an unimaginable time. Tali is staying at her Oma's apartment after a storm demolishes their house. She is upset at losing everything. “People have survived worse,” says her mother <U+2014> Oma survived World War Two, and never speaks of it. But that night, Oma shares her story of Holocaust survival, the brass monkey charm that she was given in the camp, and a message of kindness and perseverance in the face of disaster. This book includes an author's note, in which Monique Polak explains how it was inspired by her mother's true experience at Terezin, a Nazi concentration camp in what is now the Czech Republic."-- Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Kindness; Survival; Natural disasters; Storms; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945; Concentration camps; Charms;
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Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: News;
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